Castor
α Geminorum · Gemini · also α Geminorum, Apollo
Ecliptic position at J2000.0
Cancer 20.24°
Ecliptic latitude +10.10°·Magnitude 1.58·A1V + A2Vm
General reference
Nature
Twin of Pollux, sextuple star.
Classical attribution
Robson assigns Mercury nature with violent qualities. Twin sextuple star system.
Other stars in Gemini
Other stars in Cancer
Reference, not advice
This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.
Ecliptic position at J2000.0 epoch. Present-day position is shifted by precession (~50.3 arc-seconds per year). Classical attributions paraphrased from Vivian E. Robson, “The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology” (1923, public domain).
Last reviewed .